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SABR Day in DC—Bob Davids Chapter January 28, 2023

Posted on January 31, 2023 by ArVaFan aka Laura Peebles

  It was the annual SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Day in Washington, DC over the weekend. This article was all done from notes on my phone, so if anyone else was there, feel free to make additions (or corrections) … Continue reading →

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Five Top-100 Nats’ prospects on Keith Law’s rankings!

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

After the Washington Nationals’ general manager, Mike Rizzo, called this the best prospect grouping he has ever had in his tenure with the Nats, it was good to see Keith Law of The Athletic rank five Nats’ prospects in his Top-100 … Continue reading →

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Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez give the State of the Team address!

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When the Washington Nationals‘ general manager, Mike Rizzo, spoke at the Hot Stove event for full-season ticket holders this weekend, he said you cannot fool smart baseball fans and sell them on something that isn’t there. He was clear that … Continue reading →

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Use the BaseballSavant Site to Review any Nats Game

Posted on January 28, 2023 by DonH

The BaseballSavant site provides an incredible array of data and graphs. Virtually anything you want to know can be found there. I had frankly forgotten how useful it is until I stumbled upon it yesterday looking for information on Cade … Continue reading →

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Bad is understandable — horrible shouldn’t be acceptable…

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Jacob Diament

It was October 18th, 1968. Major league baseball held its expansion draft to build the initial rosters for the Expos, Padres, Royals and the Seattle Pilots. The four new MLB teams were allowed to pick unprotected players from the other … Continue reading →

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The art of hitting is a combination of skill, positive thinking, a good memory, a plan, and a little bit of luck!

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There was a time in Washington Nationals’ history that batters seemed to have no plan (approach) when they got into the batter’s box. They were young in 2008, and teachers need good students to be successful. There seemed to be … Continue reading →

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The Kids Really Will Love it.

Posted on January 21, 2023 by DonH

On Thursday afternoon, Deuces, WTP and I visited the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy to deliver the goodies we were able to collect at the end of 2022 as described in a previous post —  The Kids Do Love It – … Continue reading →

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FanGraphs 2023 projections for the Nats offense!

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When you look at the FanGraphs projections on the 2023 Washington Nationals, you might say they are aggressively optimistic on every projected starter — EXCEPT Joey Meneses. Overall, that is good news for the team if this is accurate. The chart … Continue reading →

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The offseason ends in less than four weeks as Spring Training camp opens!

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For a Washington Nationals team coming off of a 107-loss season, the 2023 season is going to be all about elevating the prospects and youngsters in the system while showing progress at the MLB level. There is certainly a huge … Continue reading →

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What are your hopes for pleasant surprises for the Nats?

Posted on January 17, 2023 by DonH

When Ghost has writer’s block, it is time for a DPW (Desinated Pinch Writer). This will be short and sweet.  Here are three positive Hope Fors that you can comment on.

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